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FRIENDS OF MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD

NEWSLETTER APRIL 2016
BUSY WEEKEND SCHEDULED APRIL 30-MAY 1

FOR “WEEKEND IN OLD MONMOUTH” PROGRAM
Once again the first weekend in May will feature “A Weekend in Old Monmouth” programming and open houses sponsored by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Over 40 historical sites will be open on Saturday April 30 and Sunday May 1 representing the county’s rich culture and history.

The sites are divided in four tour groupings: northern shore, central shore, southern shore, and western. Monmouth Battlefield State Park, including both the Visitor Center and historic Craig House, are part of the western tour.

More information on sites, locations and hours can be found at the Historical Commission’s website, www. Visitmonmouth.com.

The Friends of Monmouth Battlefield will be participating in the weekend’s events as follows.



CRAIG HOUSE, our historic 1740s farmhouse that witnessed the Battle of Monmouth, will be open Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 12-5. It is located on Route 9 at Schibanoff Road.




MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD GIFT SHOP, located at the Park’s Visitor Center at 16 Business Route 33 in Manalapan Township, NJ 07726, will be open Sunday 1-4.

WALKING TOUR OF THE BATTLEFIELD led by FOMB President David Martin will be given on Sunday. Meet at the Visitor Center at 1:30 PM. The tour will last about an hour and a half.

Take advantage of the weekend’s events to come and see the new Visitor Center if you have not done so yet. While you are at it visit these nearby sites associated with the battle:



OLD TENNENT CHURCH in Tennent. Historic 1750s church that was used as a hospital during the battle of Monmouth. Address is 448 Tennent Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726.

VILLAGE INN in Englishtown was a working tavern at the time of the battle of Monmouth. Address is 2 Water Street, Englishtown, NJ 07726.

COVENHOVEN HOUSE in Freehold was British General Clinton’s headquarters before the battle of Monmouth. Address is 150 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728.

MONMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION is at 70 Court Street in Freehold, NJ 07728. It has a whole room of battle artifacts plus some important paintings.

HISTORY FAIR TO BE HELD AT

MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK MAY 14;

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO MAN INFORMATION BOOTH
This year’s twelfth annual “Spirit of the Jerseys” History Fair will be held on Saturday, May 14. We are delighted that it will be held at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, and that we will have a hand in hosting it. Over 200 different historical organizations and sites representing colonial times to the present (including FOMB) will have display and information tables. Hours are 11 AM to 5 PM, rain or shine. There is $10 parking fee. Numerous food vendors will be on site. Stop by and say hello at our exhibit table and visit our gift shop!!

While you are there, be sure to visit our new museum inside the Park’s Visitor Center.

If you have an hour or two you could contribute towards helping man our exhibit table at the Fair, please contact David Martin at dmartin@peddie.org. Thanks!
CRAIG HOUSE OPEN FOR THE SEASON APRIL 3;

NEW WINDOW REPAIR PROJECT IN THE WORKS
The historic Craig House, interpreted by volunteers from the Friends, reopened for the season on Sunday, April 3. Great thanks are owed to Kathy and Eric Doherty for serving as docents and guides at the Craig House. We could not do it without them! So far they have been averaging at least 20 visitors a day. Great job!

Craig House will be open every Sunday until December 4, from 1 to 4 PM each week.

Last year we completed a project to replace three damaged windows at the Craig house. This year’s project is to replace two additional windows, located on the north side of the “milk room.” They are rotted out and badly need attention. This project is being funded with the aid of a matching grant from the Monmouth County Historical Commission, as was last year’s project. Hopefully the work will be finished by summer.

Our grant was received at special ceremonies held in Freehold on February 22. That evening the Monmouth County Historical Commission gave out more than $60,000 in matching grants for historic buildings, citing excellence in grant application from 19 different historic sites in 14 Monmouth County communities. The awards ceremony was attended by FOMB members George Dawson, Kathy Doherty, Eric Doherty and David Martin.


BIRD WALK PLANNED FOR MAY 15
A bird and nature walk on the grounds of the Park will be conducted on Saturday, May 15, by bird enthusiasts Barbara and George Dawson. It will begin at 8 AM from the Visitor Center. Participants should bring good walking shoes and drinking water. The walk will go into the heart of the battlefield, maybe as far as Perrine Hill. For information and registration, call 732-249-2670.

DR. GARRY W. STONE’S

NEW BOOK ON THE BATTLE,

FATAL SUNDAY,” NOW AVAILABLE


We are delighted to report that Dr Garry Wheeler Stone’s new book on the battle of Monmouth is now available. Entitled, Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle, the work is co-authored with historian Mark Lender and represents the culmination of many years study of the battle. Dr. Stone, who was long time Historian at the Park, is noted for the depth and breadth of his research and his unsurpassed knowledge of what happened at the battle. He is also known for his superb and detailed maps, which include not just coverage of the terrain and troop positions, but also zones of fire. Besides being the best and most detailed account of the battle yet written, the book also places the action in the larger context of the war, specifically how it secured George Washington’s sometimes contested position as army commander.

Bloody Sunday reached us just as this newsletter was going to press, so we have not had time to read it yet. It will be more fully reviewed in the next newsletter. It was published by the University of Oklahoma Press. It is hard bound and has an attractive color dust jacket. The book contains 640 pages, including 15 illustrations and 18 maps. Cover price is $34.95. Copies will be available at the gift shop at the Park Visitor Center, which is managed by the Friends. There is a slight discount for members of the Friends. Copies will be available for $40 postpaid. Send check made out to “Friends of Monmouth Battlefield” to Dr. David Martin, 147 Canterbury Court, East Windsor, NJ 08520.

Dr. Stone will be present during the reenactment on June 18, to sign autographs.

The following description of the book is taken from the “Amazon.com” website: Viewing the political and military aspects of the campaign as inextricably entwined, this book offers a fresh perspective on Washington’s role in it. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources—many never before used, including archaeological evidence—Lender and Stone disentangle the true story of Monmouth and provide the most complete and accurate account of the battle, including both American and British perspectives. In the course of their account it becomes evident that criticism of Washington’s performance in command was considerably broader and deeper than previously acknowledged. In light of long-standing practical and ideological questions about his vision for the Continental Army and his ability to win the war, the outcome at Monmouth—a hard-fought tactical draw—was politically insufficient for Washington. Lender and Stone show how the general’s partisans, determined that the battle for public opinion would be won in his favor, engineered a propaganda victory for their chief that involved the spectacular court martial of Major General Charles Lee, the second-ranking officer of the Continental Army.


LIVING HISTORY PROGRAMS ENRICH THE PARK
The Park’s program of presentations by living history historians, from both the Revolutionary War and Civil War eras, has been greatly expanded this year. On March 5 and 6, the 3rd Virginia Regiment, complete with an artillery piece, did a fine Revolutionary war camp impression. On April 2 and 3, Civil War living history historians manned exhibits in the Visitor Center on the role of the 14th New Jersey Infantry in the last week of the war. The 14th, known as the “Monocacy Regiment,” trained in the summer of 1862 at Camp Vredenburg, which was located within the current confines of Monmouth Battlefield State Park. On April 3, David Martin gave a talk on the role of the 14th regiment at the capture of Petersburg and the battle of Saylor’s Creek in April 1865.

Most of the living history programs will feature a variety of outside activities, including drill, musket demonstrations, and cooking. At other times uniformed interpreters will be giving talks and explaining displays in the Visitor Center. The program is organized by Park seasonal historian Pete Michel.

Below is a full schedule of the year’s Living History Schedule at the Park. Note: Some dates and events are tentative. For up to date information, read the most current newsletter or call the Park at 732-462-9616.

April 30-May 1 Revolutionary War event, 10 AM – 5PM Saturday

and 12-5 PM Sunday (at Craig House)

May 7-8 New Jersey at Chancellorsville Living History

Demonstration (Civil War) (Visitor Center)

May 14 New Jersey History Fair at the Park

May 21-22 Civil War Training Camp sponsored by Company H,

14th New Jersey Volunteers. Encampment and demonstrations. (at Craig House)

June 4-5 17th Regiment of Foot/40th Light Infantry Living

History. Encampment and demonstrations.

(Revolutionary War) (Visitor Center)

June 18-19 Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth.

(Revolutionary War)

June 25-26 Annual Commemoration of the Battle of Monmouth

(Revolutionary War) (Visitor Center)

June 25-26 4th Connecticut’s role in the Battle of Monmouth.

Presentations and Demonstrations. (Revolutionary

War)


July 4 Participation at event at Buccleuch Mansion in New Brunswick (Revolutionary War)

July 9-10 Civil War event commemorating the 14th New Jersey

at the battle of Monocacy

July 23-24 Revolutionary War living history encampment

August 6-7 Revolutionary War living history encampment

September 17-18 Battle of New York major reenactment (Revolutionary

War)

December 10-11 Civil War event commemorating the 28th New Jersey at the battle of Fredericksburg.



PROGRAM GIVEN IN MARCH ON MOLLY PITCHER AND THE AMERICAN ARTILLERY IN THE BATTLE

On Wednesday, March 30, our President, Dr. David Martin, gave a program at the Monmouth County Library on the topic “Molly Pitcher and the American Artillery at Monmouth.” During the talk he presented results of new research he has been conducting in conjunction with the Park staff on the organization of the American artillery in the battle. Evidence strongly suggests that there were 17 batteries at the battle, basically one assigned to each infantry brigade. Battery commanders and armament are still being researched; each battery usually had two guns. During the battle General Charles Lee’s advance force had 10-12 cannons; 4-6 cannons were posted on Combs’ Hill; and 10 cannons were formed on the main line on Perrine Hill. Additional units were held in reserve at Englishtown. Dr. Martin showed where the American cannons are known to have fought on the field, and cross indexed these locations with sites that claim to have been the location of Molly Pitcher’s well.

Evidence was presented to show that “Molly Pitcher” (Mary Hays McCauley) would have been serving with William Hays in Colonel Thomas Proctor’s 4th Continental Artillery on Perrine Hill, perhaps the battery commanded by Captain Francis Proctor, Jr. The most likely sources for her to have obtained water from were: Spotswood North Brook; a stream behind Perrine Hill that runs north to Spotswood North Brook; or a well at the farm of William Ker (located southeast of Tennent Church).

During the talk, a presentation was also made on the role of “women of the army” (aka “Camp Followers”) in the American army, and on known female warriors in the Revolution.

There were around forty people in attendance at the program.
NEXT GENERAL MEETING WILL BE JUNE 8:

GENERAL CHARLES LEE AT MONMOUTH,



HIS OWN STORY”
The next general meeting of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield will be held at 7 PM on Wednesday, June 8, at the main branch of the Monmouth County Library, located on Symmes Drive, near Route 9, in Manalapan. The program, which will be co-sponsored by the Monmouth County Library System, will consist of a presentation by Dr. David Martin, on the life and career of General Charles Lee. Specific attention will be paid to his important role at the battle of Monmouth, focusing on the extensive defense that he offered at his court martial, which occurred in the weeks following the battle.
MEMORIAL SERVICE TO BE HELD AT PARK

SUNDAY MAY 29
As we have been doing the past several years, a brief memorial service will be held at the park to honor the soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778. The service will be held this year in front of the Visitor Center at 2 PM on Sunday, May 29.

REGULAR MONTHLY GUIDED BATTLEFIELD

WALKS CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED,

ALSO DRIVING TOURS
Our popular walking tour program, giving guided tours of the battlefield on the first Sunday of every month, continues in full swing now that spring is here and the winter snows are gone. Tours meet at the Visitor Center at 1:30 the first Sunday of each month.

A special walking tour will be given on Sunday, May 8, to visit the troop positions held by both sides during the critical fighting at the Hedgerow line during the middle part of the battle. Orientation will begin at the Visitor Center at 1:30.

A driving tour was given on April 10 to visit sites associated with the morning part of the battle. British camp sites in the area of Freehold were discussed, and important sites at Briar Hill and the east Morass were visited. A special stop was made to the Battle of Monmouth monument on Court Street

to explain its history and relationship to troop movements during the battle.

Three cars with nine visitors made the two hour long tour.

The next driving tour will be to visit the encampment sites occupied by the main American forces on June 27, 1778, the night before the battle. The main force, under General Washington, was encamped at “Ponolopon Bridge,” on Hoffman Station Road. General Charles Lee’s advance force encamped on the western outskirts of Englishtown. This is the first time that this tour has been conducted in a number of years and should not be missed. It will be held on Sunday, June 12, and will leave from the Visitor Center at 1:30 PM.


BATTLE REENACTMENT TO BE HELD

WEEKEND OF JUNE 18-19
The annual reenactment of the battle of Monmouth, co-sponsored by FOMB and the State Park, will be held on Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19. Details will be announced in the next newsletter and will also be posted on our website. Reenactment events will be a bit changed from other years and will include a ‘skirmish’ or tactical demonstration around 11 AM each morning.

Our annual battle commemoration will be held the following weekend, on June 25 and 26. The schedule will be posted when set on the website; it will be very similar to last year’s, which is given on the website for reference,


MAJOR EVENT SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 17-18
This year for the first time a major East Coast Revolutionary War event, “The Battle of New York,” will be reenacted at Monmouth Battlefield State Park. The event, sponsored by the Continental Line and British units, will be co hosted by the Friends and the Park. It will feature about 800 reenactors and promises to be the biggest event at the Park since the 225th anniversary reenactment in 2003. Details will be posted as they become available.
SEASONAL INTERPERTER PETE MICHEL

TO LEAVE FOR NEW POSITION

AT HANCOCK HOUSE HISTORIC SITE
We report with mixed feelings that Pete Michel, senior seasonal historian at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, has accepted a new position as Interpreter at the Hancock House Historic Site in Hancock’s Bridge, Salem County. We are happy for him personally because we know that he has been anxious (and quite deserving) to take on a full time position within the State Park system, and we are pleased that he has finally found a good spot. We are sad to see him leave, however, since we have worked with Pete very closely in a number of capacities. He helped interpret the Craig House during the long stretch when the new Visitor Center was being constructed; he has been managing our FOMB Facebook page; he has been the manager of the expanded program of living history encampments at the Park; he is active and knowledgeable about both Revolutionary war and Civil War drill and equipment and he has aided us in countless other ways. In short, he has been a good and loyal supporter of the Friends and our programs. We are glad, at least, to have him with us another couple months. He became full time in April and will continue working with us at Monmouth until July 1, so he will be around for the spring events and the June reenactment. He pledges to continue to help us from a distance as we can, and he is currently training his fellow seasonal Park interpreters, Jesse Nokes and Victor Pidermann, to take over his duties. We have been working with Jesse and Victor for over a year, and know that they will do a fine job. For our part, we promise to visit him when we can at his new job at the Hancock House.

It is located at 1 Front Street in Hancock’s Bridge, NJ, and is open Wednesdays through Sundays. Call 836-935-3273 for more information.

This is the description of “Hancock House Historic Site” from the booklet Crossroads of the American Revolution: A guide to New Jersey’s American Revolutionary War Sites, which is available from our gift shop at the Park for $5.00.

In February of 1778, General Washington ordered General “Mad “Anthony Wayne to forage for food, cattle and horses in South Jersey. A month later, General William Howe dispatched 1500 British troops and Loyalists under General Charles Mawhood, with the same purpose. On March 20, 1778, a British and Loyalist detachment, foraging between Salem and Alloway’s Creek, was threatened by militia gathering at Hancock’s Bridge. That night the Queen’s American rangers under Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe made a difficult amphibious landing on the south side of the creek and surprised and bayoneted the garrison in the house. Among the 10 killed and five wounded was Judge William Hancock, who died five days later. The Hancock House has a distinctive, patterned brick west wall, incorporating the initials of William and Sarah Hancock (HWS), parents of the judge, and the date they built the house (1734), atop a repeated zigzag pattern. Visitors today can tour the house and grounds, with spectacular views or Alloway Creek. On display are historical documents indigenous to the area, plus a collection of South Jersey pottery and ware chairs.



GIFT SHOP IN FULL OPERATION;

NO WATER DAMAGE THIS WINTER
We are delighted to report that the gift shop did not suffer any water damage last winter. Two years ago (February 5, 2014, to be exact) the roof on our new Visitor Center started leaking and the worst leak fell directly into our gift shop, causing over $400 worth of damage. We were nervous, to be honest, every rain and snow storm this winter, and we were glad no additional leaks developed. Unfortunately, there are still a few drainage issues causing water to seep into other parts of the building.

Our gift shop has remained in operation all winter. Our hours are 1-4 PM every Sunday.


WORK CONTINUES ON LOOSE ENDS

AT NEW VISITOR CENTER
Though there were no new roof leaks above the Gift Shop, there are still some drainage issues at the north and south ends of the new Visitor Center building that have not been resolved. Water tends to back up outside and then seep into the hallways. There is also a water issue in the entryway of the older portion of the Visitor Center (in the entranceway to our new library).

The roof tiles above the entry way to the new Visitor Center have finally been all put in place. We are still awaiting delivery of the large ceiling tiles in the main portion of the interior of the Visitor Center.

Some progress has been made on resolving the humidity and air circulation problems in the old part of the Visitor Center, which forced the suspension of our work to develop a research library there last Fall. There is still no opening date in sight,
FOMB MEMBERSHIP DRIVE CONTINUES;

RECORD MEMBERSHIP LAST YEAR
We are pleased to report that last year’s membership in the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield reached a record of 116 individuals and families. The total includes 19 life members, to whom we are particularly grateful.

We thank those of you who have renewed your membership for 2016. You should by now have received your membership card; if you have not received it, please let us know. Current membership for 2016 is at 105 and still growing, with a new record very much within reach

We are of course still receiving new and renewal memberships for the year 2016. Membership forms are available in previous newsletters and on our website, www.friendsofmonmouth,org. Please sign up if you have not done so yet. Thanks!

Our next board meeting will be held at 7 PM on Wednesday, June 1 at the main branch of the Monmouth County Library on Symmes Drive in Manalapan. Board meetings are open to the general membership.

NEW ITEMS AVAILABLE IN GIFT SHOP
We are pleased to have available in the gift shop a new book on Revolutionary War musket balls, written by Daniel M. Sivilich long time leader of BRAVO (Battlefield Restoration and Volunteer Organization), which has done important archaeological work at Monmouth Battlefield State Park. The book is entitled Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification: A Guide and “traces the history of musket balls and small shot, and explores their uses as lethal projectiles and in nonlethal alterations.” The book, published earlier this year by University of Oklahoma Press, is paperbound and has 232 pages with more than 300 color and black-and-white illustrations. Cover price is $34.95, with a slight discount for FOMB members.

The story of Camp Vredenburg, the Civil War training camp from 1862-1864 that was located within the confines of the present Monmouth battle State Park, is told in a new booklet and video released earlier this year. Entitled Called to Duty: The Civil War Training Camps of New Jersey, the booklet and video focus on the 14th New Jersey infantry, which trained at Camp Vredenburg, and the lives and service of several of its members, all of whom lived locally and some of whom did not return from the war. Produced and written by historian Thomas R. Burke, the video is available in DVD and Blue Ray format, and is accompanied by a 48 page booklet about the soldiers and the camp. Cost is $20 for the video and $10 for the booklet or $25 for both,.



FOMB OFFICERS FOR 2016

(terms expire December 7, 2016)
President Dr. David Martin

Vice President George Dawson

Secretary Fran Raleigh

Treasurer Kathy Doherty


BOARD OF DIRECTORS (end of term in parentheses)

Andrew Beagle (2018) South Plainfield, NJ

Richard Bellamy (2017) Spotswood, NJ

Michael Cervini (2018) Toms River, NJ

George Dawson (2016) New Brunswick, NJ

Eric Doherty (2016) Old Bridge, NJ

Kathy Doherty (2016) Old Bridge, NJ

Walter Kowalsky (2017) Freehold, NJ

Dr. David Martin (2018) East Windsor, NJ

Marilyn Miller (2018) Toms River, NJ

Fran Raleigh (2016) Colts Neck, NJ

Peter Wagner (2017) Englishtown, NJ


FOR MORE INFORMATION

Our website address is: www.friendsofmonmouth.org

2016 Membership Application
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BRIGADE AND REGIMENTAL STRUCTURE

OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AT MONMOUTH

Note: This is the general brigade structure during the campaign before the battle. Brigade and division structure were fluid during the actual battle. Division structure is that at the very beginning of the campaign, as given by Stryker, The Battle of Monmouth, 60-61. Identification and assignment of artillery batteries is still being researched.


1st Division. Major General Charles Lee.

Poor’s Brigade. Brigadier General Enoch Poor

1st, 2nd and 3rd New Hampshire; 2nd and 4th New York

Varnum’s Brigade Colonel John Durkee.

4th/8th Connecticut; 1st/2nd Rhode Island

Huntington’s Brigade. Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington.

2nd/5th Connecticut. 1st/7th Connecticut

2nd Division (formerly Mifflin’s). Brigadier General Anthony Wayne.

1st Pennsylvania Brigade (Wayne’s). Colonel William Irvine

1st, 2nd, 7th and 10th Pennsylvania

2nd Pennsylvania Brigade. Colonel Francis Johnston (?)

4th, 5th and 11th Pennsylvania; 4th New York

3rd Pennsylvania Brigade (Conway’s). Colonel Robert Magaw or Colonel Oliver Spencer

3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th Pennsylvania; Malcolm’s & Spencer’s Additional Regiments

3rd Division. Major General Marquis de Lafayette.

Woodford’s Brigade. Brigadier General William Woodford

3rd/7th Virginia; 11th/15th Virginia

Scott’s Brigade. Col. William Grayson

4th/8th/12th Virginia; Grayson’s and Patton Additional Regiments

McIntosh’s North Carolina Brigade. Colonel Thomas Clark

1st and 2nd North Carolina.

4th Division (DeKalb’s). Major General Nathanael Greene (?)

Glover’s Brigade. Brigadier General John Glover (?)

1st, 4th, 13th and 15th Massachusetts

Paterson’s Brigade. Brigadier General John Paterson

10th.11th, 12th and 14th Massachusetts

Learned’s Brigade. Colonel John Brady.

2nd, 6th and 9th Massachusetts

5th Division. Major General William Alexander (Lord Stirling).

Weedon’s Brigade. Colonel Christian Febiger.

2nd, 6th, 10th and 14th Virginia

Muhlenberg’s Brigade. Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg

1st/5th/9th Virginia; 1st Virginia State Regiment’ 2nd Virginia State Regiment;

German Battalion

1st Maryland Brigade. Brigadier General William Smallwood

1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Maryland; Delaware Regiment

2nd Maryland Brigade. Brigadier General William Smallwood

2nd, 4th and 6th Maryland



Brigadier General William Maxwell’s Brigade. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th New Jersey.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THIS SPRING
April 30 (Sat). “Weekend in Old Monmouth County”.

Craig House open 10 AM to 5 PM
May 1 (Sun). “Weekend in Old Monmouth County”.

Gift shop open 1-4 PM. Craig House open 12 noon to 5 PM.

Walking tour of the battlefield. Meet at Visitor Center at 1:30 PM.
May 7-8 (Sat-Sun) New Jersey at Chancellorsville Living History

Demonstration (Civil War) (Visitor Center)
May 8 (Sun). Walking tour, ”Defense of the Hedgerow.” A study of troop positions during the fierce fighting at the hedgerow during the middle part of the battle. Meet at Visitor Center at 1:30 PM
May 14. (Sat) ”Spirit of New Jersey” History Fair. 11 AM to 5 PM.

May 15 (Sun). Bird Walk. Meet at the Visitor center at 8 AM.
May 21-22 (Sat-Sun). Civil War training camp presented by the 14th New Jersey

Volunteers Company H (at Craig House)
May 29 (Sun). Memorial Day observance at the Park, 2 PM.
June 1 (Wed.) Board Meeting, Monmouth County Library, 7 PM
June 4-5. (Sat-Sun) 17th Regiment of Foot/40th Light Infantry encampment and

demonstrations. (Revolutionary War) (Visitor Center)
June 5 (Sun). Walking tour of the battlefield (Hedge row and parsonage). Meet at

At Visitor center at 1:30 PM
June 8 (Wed). General meeting and Program. “General Charles Lee at Monmouth:

His Own Story.”Monmouth County Library.7 PM


June 12 (Sun.) Driving tour to American encampment sites the night before the battle, west of Englishtown, Meet at Park Visitor Center at 1:30
June 18-19 (Sat-Sun) Annual reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth.
June 25-26 (Sat-Sun). 237th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth
June 25-26 (Sat-Sun). Connecticut’s Role at Monmouth. (Revolutionary War)
July 3 (Sun). Walking tour of the battlefield. Meet at Visitor Center at 1:30 PM.
July 4 (Mon). Joint program. “The Monmouth Campaign,” by David Martin. “The Army

Celebrates the 4th of July” by George Dawson. Held at 1:30 PM at the Buccleuch



Mansion, Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick.
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